Privacy Policy
Effective Date: Jan 27, 2020
Noble Works Media, LLC (referred to as “Noble Works Media” or “we”), respects your privacy and values the trust and confidence you have placed in us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information Noble Works Media may collect from you, how we use this information, with whom we may share it, and the options available to you regarding our use of your information. Additionally, this Privacy Policy details the security measures implemented by Noble Works Media to safeguard your information and provides instructions on how users of our websites, applications, and services, as well as our customers, can contact us regarding our privacy practices.
This Privacy Policy applies to www.nobleworksmedia.com and all websites, landing pages, applications, online services, and other features or downloads provided by Noble Works Media that include a link to this Privacy Policy. This includes access via computer, mobile devices, or any other means collectively referred to as the “Sites.”
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Information Noble Works Media Collects About You
How Noble Works Media Uses Your Information
Information Noble Works Media Shares
Notice to Non-US Users: Consent to Transfer Data
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Contact Information
By using the Site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Sites. Noble Works Media reserves the right to modify or amend the terms of its Privacy Policy from time to time, without prior notice. Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.
Information Noble Works Media Collects About You
Information You Provide, You have the option to disclose certain personal information to Noble Works Media, whether through telephone conversations, on our website, via email, or during live events. The types of “Personal Information” that you may provide to Noble Works Media include:
Contact information, such as name, cc postal address, email address, and phone number (collectively referred to as “Personally Identifiable Information” or “PII”);
- Payment and tax information, such as your credit card number, expiration date, delivery address and billing address, banking account, and tax-related information (collectively referred to as “Financial Information”);
- Demographic information, including characteristics of protected classifications, such as your age, gender, or ethnicity;
- Transaction information, such as products and services purchased;
- Information that you provide when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by Noble Works Media LLC;
- Your responses to surveys that Noble Works Media LLC may ask you to complete for training or research purposes;
- Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information, such as recordings of customer service calls;
- Any other personal information that you voluntarily provide, including information you provide when you create an account, purchase Noble Works Media products or services, or contact Noble Works Media;
- Information provided to Noble Works Media by social networks when you log in to the Sites using your social network credentials; and
- Inferences drawn from any of the above, such as your preferences or interests.
Information Noble Works Media Collects through Automatic Means. In addition to the Personal Information that you provide, Noble Works Media and its third-party service providers may use various technologies that automatically or passively collect information such as your usage, browsing activity, device, and geolocations data (collectively referred to as “Usage Information”) when you visit or interact with the Sites, Noble Works Media’s emails or Noble Works Media’s online advertisements As outlined in more details below, Noble Works Media may also collect Usage Information using various web-based technologies.
The technologies that Noble Works Media may use for this automatic data collection may include:
● Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer or tablet, mobile, or other device when you visit the Sites or access Noble Works Media’s online content. Cookies may be used for many purposes, including, but not limited to (1) to recognize you and to remember your preferences; (2) to track your visits to the Sites; (3) to facilitate online purchases; (4) to enable and support Noble Works Media’s security features; (5) to help Noble Works Media’s detect malicious activity; (6) to show you relevant advertising; and (7) to track action taken in response to advertisements.
You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating or adjusting the appropriate privacy settings on your browser or device. However, if you choose to disable cookies or adjust your privacy settings, you may be unable to use all of the features of the Sites.
- Web Server Logs. In conjunction with obtaining information through cookies, Noble Works Media’s web servers may log details such as your operating system type, browser type, domain, and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone in which your device is located. The web server logs also may record information such as the address of the web page that linked you to the Sites and the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet.
- Web Beacons. Pages of the Sites and Noble Works Media’s emails to you may contain small electronic files known as “web beacons” (also referred to as clear gifs. pixel tags and single-pixel gifs). Web beacons or similar technologies may be used for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to (1) to count users to the Sites or specific pages on the Sites; (2) to monitor how users navigate the Sites; (3) to count how many people opened an email or clicked on a link; (4) to track other website statistics, such as the popularity of certain website content; and (5) to verify system and server integrity and security.
Third-Party Web Analytics Services
Noble Works Media may use third-party web analytics services on the Sites, such as Google Analytics. The service providers that administer these services use technologies such as cookies, web server logs, web beacons, and similar technologies to help Noble Works Media analyze how visitors use the Sites, their emails, and their online advertisements. The information collected through these means is disclosed to these service providers.
Targeted Advertising
Noble Works Media also may allow third-party advertising services and networks to use cookies, web server logs, web beacons and similar technologies on the Sites and its emails, third party websites and emails and its advertising placed on third party websites. They use this information to provide advertisements about Noble Works Media’s services that may be of interest to you. You may see these advertisements on other websites. Noble Works Media does not control these third party technologies, and they are not subject to this Privacy Policy. Noble Works Mediadoes not authorize these third parties to use this technology to collect Personal Information about you, and they do not have access to your Personal Information that you provided to Noble Works Media. They may, however, track your Internet usage anonymously (that is, without being able to identify you personally) over time and across other websites beyond the Sites. To learn more about the use of this information or to opt out of having this information used by Noble Works Media’s third-party network advertisers, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative by visiting: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
Do Not Track Notices or Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature that allows you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to websites and online services that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Noble Works Media does not respond to these “Do Not Track” signals. At this time, Noble Works Media does not track information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites. Noble Works Media also does not authorize third parties to collect any Personal Information from you on the Sites for these purposes.
Public Forums
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information that you choose to post, submit or share in public forums, such as reviews, comments, critiques, editorials, testimonials, or blog discussions. Information or other content that you choose to make available in a public forum may be viewed, collected, and used by others. Noble Works Media encourages you to use caution when posting personal information in a public forum.
How Noble Works Media Uses Your Information
Noble Works Media uses Personal Information that you provide to Noble Works Media and Usage Information that Noble Works Media collects through automated means to:
- Perform services, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, making royalty payments, if applicable, providing advertising or marketing services, providing analytics services, or providing similar services;
- Send communications and contact you about Noble Works Media’s assisted self-publishing services and related products and services, including promotional materials and other information about the assisted self-publishing services of Noble Works Media’s various imprints;
- Administer your participation in special events, contests, sweepstakes, surveys, and other promotions;
- Perform audits regarding a current interaction with you and concurrent transactions, including, but not limited to, counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance;
- Short-term, transient use, including, but not limited to, the contextual customization of ads shown as part of the same interaction;
- Detect security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity;
- Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
- Operate, optimize and improve Noble Works Media’s products, services and operations, including, but not limited to, developing new services, managing communications, performing data analytics, and performing training, accounting, auditing and other internal functions;
- Comply with applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and Noble Works Media’s internal policies and procedures;
- Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate Noble Works Media’s policies; and
- Use the information in other ways that Noble Works Media describes when you provide the information, or for any other purpose with your express consent.
Information Noble Works Media Shares
At Noble Works Media, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your Personal Information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information.
- Information Collection
We collect Personal Information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, phone number, and billing information, when you interact with our website, products, or services. - Use of Information
We use your Personal Information to provide you with the products or services you request, to communicate with you about your account or inquiries, and to improve our offerings and customer experience. - Data Security
We take appropriate measures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. This includes using secure technologies and implementing internal policies and procedures to safeguard your data. - Information Sharing
Noble Works Media does not rent, sell, or disclose your Personal Information to third parties, except in limited circumstances as required by law or outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Your Choices
You have the right to access, correct, or delete your Personal Information held by Noble Works Media. You may also choose to opt out of receiving promotional communications from us.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children without parental consent.
Updates to Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be communicated to you through our website or other appropriate means.
By using Noble Works Media’s services, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us at legal@nobleworksmedia.com.
SMS Consent
By providing your mobile number and opting in to receive SMS notifications from Noble Works Media LLC, you hereby expressly consent to the receipt of communication-related to our products, services, promotions, and events via SMS. You acknowledge and agree that your SMS consent constitutes an agreement for Noble Works Media LLC to contact you via SMS for marketing and informational purposes. You further acknowledge that your SMS consent is voluntary and that you have the right to opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the messages or by contacting us directly.
Noble Works Media LLC respects your privacy and will not share, sell, or disclose your mobile number or SMS consent information to any third parties without your explicit consent, except as required by law or to fulfill our contractual obligations. Please note that standard message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier plan.
By providing your SMS consent, you affirm that you are the authorized user of the mobile number provided and that you have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement. You also acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to our Privacy Policy, which outlines our data collection, usage, and protection practices.
Your Rights and Choices
Noble Works Media strives to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to it. Noble Works Media has created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
- Email Opt-Out. You can at any time tell Noble Works Media not to send you marketing communications by sending an email to: unsubscribe@nobleworksmedia.com. This opt-out does not apply to communications that Noble Works Media sends to you regarding your business or financial transactions with Noble Works Media.
- Google Analytics Display Advertising. Noble Works Media utilizes Google Analytics Display Advertising to remarket to you by displaying Noble Works Media‘s ads to you on third party websites. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads by clicking Ads Settings.
- Reviewing, Updating and Modifying Personal Information. Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about you and update and correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information. However, please note that only you can change or delete tax information, including your TIN, previously provided to Noble Works Media, through your Author Center on the Noble Works Media website. Noble Works Media may not accommodate a request to change information if it believes the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
- Do Not Call. If you do not want to receive marketing or sales calls from Noble Works Media, you may request to have your name placed on Noble Works Media‘s Do Not Call List. Noble Works Media will process your request and remove your name from its active list within ten (10) business days. You can make this request by sending an email to: donotcall@nobleworksmedia.com or via mail addressed to: Noble Works Media, Attn: Do Not Call List, 8215 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road, Suite 200, Tualatin, Oregon, 97062
- When submitting a request, you must include all the relevant information that you want added to Noble Works Media‘s Do Not Call List, including your full name, street address and telephone number(s). Subsequent sign-ups or inquiries to Noble Works Media may lead to the creation of new records; these actions by you may result in inadvertent contact. If that is the case, please contact Noble Works Media to reiterate the Do Not Call requests. If your information changes, please notify Noble Works Media of your new name, address, and telephone number(s) so that you will remain on the Do Not Call List.
Children under the Age of 13
The Sites are not directed to and should not be used by children under the age of thirteen (13). Noble Works Media does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of thirteen (13) on the Sites.
Data Security
Noble Works Media takes commercially reasonable steps to help protect and secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, please remember that no data storage or data transmission over the Internet, or by other means, can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Thus, while Noble Works Media strives to protect your Personal Information, Noble Works Media cannot and does not ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Noble Works Media. Therefore, you understand, acknowledge, and agree that you transmit your Personal Information to Noble Works Media at your own risk.
The safety and security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You should never submit your bank account, payment card, or tax information to Noble Works Media via email. Where you have chosen a password for access to certain parts of the Sites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. Noble Works Media asks you not to share your password with anyone.
Links to Other Websites
The Sites may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may operate independently from Noble Works Media. Linked websites may have their privacy notices or policies, which Noble Works Media strongly suggests that you review. To the extent any linked websites you visit are not owned or controlled by Noble Works Media, Noble Works Media is not responsible for those websites’ content, any use of the websites, or the privacy practices of the websites.
Governing Law
The Sites are published in the United States. Noble Works Media attempts to protect the Personal Information of all users of the Sites and to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws, to the extent such laws may apply to Noble Works Media‘s products and services. However, the Sites are located in and operated from the United States, and Noble Works Media‘s policies are directed at compliance with the laws of the United States. If you are uncertain whether this Privacy Policy conflicts with the applicable local privacy laws where you are located, you should not submit your Personal Information to Noble Works Media.
Notice to Non-US Users: Consent to Transfer Data
Noble Works Media is a company organized under the laws of the United States, and it operates the Sites from the United States. If you are located in Canada, the European Union, or elsewhere outside of the United States of America, please be aware that your Personal Information, including Personally Identifiable Information, will be transferred to and processed in the United States or other jurisdictions, the laws of which may be deemed to have inadequate data protection by your country of residence. If you are located in a country outside the United States and voluntarily submit Personally Identifiable Information to Noble Works Media, in any manner whatsoever, you thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this Privacy Policy, as well as to the transfer of that information to, and/or storage of that information in, the United States or other jurisdictions.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Noble Works Media may update this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice to you. Any changes will be effective upon posting on the Sites unless otherwise indicated. Your continued use of the Sites or other interaction with Noble Works Media after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy will constitute consent to those changes. If Noble Works Media makes a material change to the way it treats or uses your Personal Information, Noble Works Media will provide prominent notice of the change on the Sites. If you do not consent to such changes, you may opt-out in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and Noble Works Media‘s privacy practices, contact Noble Works Media by mail or email sent to:
Noble Works Media LLC
8215 SW TUALATIN – SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200 8215
TUALATIN, OR, 97062 (USA)
legal@nobleworksmedia.com